Think I did about 15 away games in total (inc a December weekend in Blackpool that got called off late on due to us fucking up a player registration), some good away days but can't say I enjoyed the actual football too often.
In total I did around 40 I think.
Not quite the player he was, but was still our top scorer this season. Taken a long time to get over his ACL, still turns slower then he used to and does seem to keep picking up niggling injuries. Still a got a good goal scorers instinct though.
A bit at the start, usually at wing back or under Deeney as a winger in a front 3. Cotterill didn't use him much at all. Has got some pace but after two years here hasn't really ever shown enough tbh.
Great attitude, locally based and a bit of a character. Overall pretty popular with fans and...
https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/retained-and-released-list-2024
16 contracted, but several of those will leave. A couple have release clauses apparently and others are out of favour.
Of those released. sad to see Stevens and Bernard's time here end like this, both have been here 5 years and part of...
Out of interest, are we the first team to go from winning League 2 to finishing bottom of it in the space of two years? Would be nice to have made some sort of history during our time in the EFL.
If he goes what are the odds Cotterill goes back to replace him? Even though he's said he's staying we all know his feelings for Cheltenham so not sure he'd be able to resist an offer.
The Isle of Sheppey is apparently known as the Costa Del Shit hole.
Not been there myself but going by that not sure I'll be booking my next holiday there.
At least with Solihull Moors if they are coming up, it's post merger. Would have felt even more of a slap in the face if we'd been replaced in the EFL by Moor Green. Never liked them.
Come on now SoC if you want to consign all us tinpotters back to where we belong at least let us have a weekend in Southend to enjoy for a bit longer. Next best around there I've had before that in the Conference was Canvey Island....
Tbf having been re elected 14 times and then finished in the relegation zone twice in the fourth tier, isn't it less depressing playing at a level where you aren't down the bottom a lot of the time?
I'm looking forward to not actually being the worst team in our league (hopefully) after the...
Are Altrincham still part time btw? They always used to make a big deal about that, and frown on any clubs that went full time in the Conference (which we first did in 05).
If they are fair play to them for finishing that high up.
Yep. Wouldn't compare them to Leigh, Droylsden etc though. Bigger support, decent history and think they'd been at that level for years before they ran into financial problems. Were already in trouble before Mike Connett stepped in and destroyed them completely. Although at least they eventually...